You learn something new every day...

Mon Sep 08, 2003 6:34 pm by BlazeME

Did you know, until a few years ago, deceleration was called pervertation?

Hah, I learned that from my Physics teacher.

Mon Sep 08, 2003 7:52 pm by Arcon

i learned from MY physics teacher, the sticky out bit on the inside of a train wheel was called a flange. i couldnt keep a straight face after that

-arcon
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Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:01 pm by Tawakalna

but did you find out what a flange-bucket is? do you know the meaning of the mysterious phrase of power "funzingenyakenflert?" have you passed the test of pachangwey yet?

Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:30 pm by freighter fighter

the yucatan peninsula means in the tounge of the local indians ' i cannot understand you '

there is a lake somewhere that translates from the local indian tounge as :

In this lake we may fish, white men shall fish on one side, and we indians shall fish on our side, no one shall fish in the middle.

kangaroo in the aborginee language means either ' i dont know ' or ' there he goes' depending on who you ask

"What? Another girl! Tell me my boy. *whispers* what have you been doing?" - Tobias

Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:53 pm by _zero

ooooohhhhhh another useless facts thread

cooool

Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:15 am by kimk

hm...
ther's some cool facts lying around somewhere....
argh can't think of any:S
oh
deceleration=retardation..coudln't keep a straight face for a while

Tue Sep 09, 2003 7:32 am by BlazeME

Did you know that "Warah! Warah!" means "Go away! Go Away!" in the Austrailian Aboriginies Language?
The natives of Tasmainia shouted that at the Brits when they came because they thought the brits where bad news.

Got that off Horrible Histories, anyone read those?

Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:21 pm by mustang

The natives of Tasmainia shouted that at the Brits when they came because they thought the brits where bad news.

Which was probably a good idea, because native Tasmanians don't exist anymore. The early settlers used to hunt them for sport, actually I think it's the only historical attempt at genocide that's been 100% successful. Not exactly a golden star of achievement for us Australians.

Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:44 pm by _zero

actually I think it's the only historical attempt at genocide that's been 100% successful. Not exactly a golden star of achievement for us Australians.

it wasn't a austrailien who killed them al it was Abel Tasman (1603-1659)
he killed them all and he was dutch. shame on me.

Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:50 pm by mustang

ahh good, I feel much better now. Thanks zero

Edited by - Mustang on 09-09-2003 14:50:49

Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:25 pm by gromit

did you know that its impossible to lick your own elbow?

lol....I can almost see you all trying

Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:29 pm by gromit

oh yeah...useless fact number 2...

the distance between your wrist and your elbow is the exact length of your foot

...try that one...weird ain't it...

Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:59 pm by Nickless V2

Gromit: Is that with or without shoe (sounds like a song doesn't it

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The Titan Flies Like A Cow

"They're talking from here..." - Freddy Mercury '86

Tue Sep 09, 2003 3:07 pm by gromit

barefoot I suppose...even if you try it with your shoes on its still pretty accurate

I think it was a hit for U2 anyway..."with or without shoe"...*groan* sorry

Tue Sep 09, 2003 3:11 pm by [steel]

groan i wish id seen that one coming
after all forewarned is "forearmed"

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